History Adorkable / LiveActionTV

%%* ''Series/TheAmandaShow'':
%%** Penelope Taynt
%%** Penelope's little brother

%%** Mark & Bill (Season 13).

** Fred. She's sweet, cute, awkwardly rambles a lot, and is a massive science geek. She is practically the embodiment of this trope.

%%* Douglas Fargo of ''Series/{{Eureka}}'': When he's not pushing the hypothetical giant red button that says DO NOT PUSH, anyway.

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* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': When David Haller sees Sydney Barrett for the first time, his instinct is to grab Lenny's Twizzlers so that he can offer Syd one as an excuse to speak to her, much like a schoolboy who gives candy to a girl he has a crush on. As David waits for Syd to finish taking her pills, he looks somewhat shy and nervous. As a kid, he was an astronomy geek, and his bedroom is full of toys, books and posters related to the subject.

%%* ''Series/MrYoung'':
%%** Adam Young
%%** Sometimes Echo

** Miss Brooks' LoveInterest, ObliviousToLove Mr. Boynton. Mr. Boynton takes Miss Brooks on dates to the zoo, has an avid interest in frogs, is painfully shy when it comes to romance. [[spoiler: Mr. Boynton and Miss Brooks finally marry at the end of TheMovie GrandFinale]]

%%* ''Series/PeepShow'':
%%** Dobby, Mark's love interest, is a female example.
%%** Mark.

* The word "Adorkable" is used verbatim in [[http://www.afterellen.com/tv/recaps/rizzoli-and-isles-subtext-recap-fourteen?page=0%2C1 this (scroll to the last paragraph)]] ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles'' recap where the author is talking about Dr. Maura Isles. And she isn't exaggerating. Maura is socially awkward but highly intelligent and beautiful, in addition to coming with a geeky adorableness that Creator/SashaAlexander absolutely perfects.

* [=JohnSimm=] in ''Series/SexTraffic'', with his cute glasses, klutziness, stutter, and darn ''niceness'', fits the bill perfectly.

** Creator/MartinFreeman's [[TheWatson John]] [[CombatMedic Watson,]] a BigDamnHero in an oatmeal-coloured woolly jumper. Being much shorter than the dramatic and intimidating Sherlock also helps. He spends a lot of time being the most caring friend, and types with one finger from each hand.
** The dramatic and intimidating [[InsufferableGenius Sherlock]] has a moment of adorkability, after [[spoiler: [[BadassAdorable John]]]] proves his complete willingness to lay down his life for him. Very unusual, and VERY sweet, and at the same time awkward since he didn't expect ANYONE to do it for him. Which definitely proves that, despite the fact that Sherlock IS rude, he's probably one of the only guys who understands John. In Series 3, Sherlock awkwardly admits admiration for his friend, in an adorable way during his best man's speech.

%%* The alien, in the form of Paul Forrester, in ''{{Series/Starman}}''.

** When Nia Nal is first introduced, she's acknowledged in-universe as being very much like Kara, MotorMouth, {{klutz}}y nature, and all. Later, she turns out to be a PopCulturedBadass as well, and makes puns about her powers with a totally straight face.

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* ''Series/{{Today}}'' has Willard Scott, whose [[{{Keet}} sunny]] [[NiceGuy disposition]] and slight ManChild tendencies have kept him on the show for almost 35 years. The fact that he's tall and a little fat, has a gap between his front teeth, and did [[http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/willard.html local kids' TV]] (including [[HeAlsoDid originating the character of Ronald McDonald]] for a local UsefulNotes/McDonalds chain) before becoming a weatherman certainly helps.

* ''Series/UltramanMebius'': Mirai Hibino. He's extremely, ''extremely'' gentle, kindhearted, and sincere towards people (''especially'' his friends), but also very naive to hilarious levels. The fact that he's literally Ultraman Mebius in a human form makes him even more endearing.
%%* Many of the male characters in ''Series/{{Undeclared}}''. Most prominently Steven, probably because he's played by Creator/JayBaruchel, but also Marshall and Ron. On the opposite side of things, we also have Creator/MonicaKeena's Rachel.

** Justin's friend Zeke. He's nerdy, easygoing, kind of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and passionate about robots. He is also part of an "alien language" club and he and Justin often speak "alien" to each other.
** Zeke's girlfriend Harper Finkle. She's cheerful, dorky, kind, a bit naive and known for her outrageous (and often ridiculous) fashion sense.
* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' has Neil: Unlike his roomies, he ''does'' want to study and he's totally gentle.

%%* Gale from the third season of ''Series/BreakingBad''.

%% ** Angel in the comic books. C'mon, ''the reading glasses''.
%% ** Drusilla when happy or excited, which usually occurs when committing murder or torture.
%% ** Vi. It's Creator/FeliciaDay. How could she not be?

%%* Det. Kevin Ryan from ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}''.

%%* Roy Cropper from ''Series/CoronationStreet''.

%% ** J.T.
%% ** Toby
%% ** Liberty as she put a lot more effort into things than she needed, and had all the look down.
%% ** Sav
%% ** Anya in Season 7, was in love with Sav and showed it by sharing stickerbooks.
%% ** Clare had some shades of being adorkable in Season 8, and picks them back up in Season 12 as she tries (and fails) at being mature.
%% ** Dave
%% ** Connor

* William and Daisy from ''Series/DowntonAbbey'':
** William is very sweet and innocent (and [[TheWoobie constantly being picked on]]). [[spoiler: Part of why it's so sad when William dies.]]
** Daisy is cute and pure, and her slight lisp is terribly endearing.
%%* Josh on ''Series/DrakeAndJosh''. Also, Craig and Eric.

%%* Bret from ''Series/FlightOfTheConchords''.
%%* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Frasier's little brother Niles completely qualifies.
%%* The Geeks (Sam, Neal, and Bill) from ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' all qualify.
%%* Twist from ''The Fresh Beat Band.''

* ''Series/GoodGirlsRevolt'': Cindy, who's sweet, wears glasses, and often fumbles and stutters awkwardly.
* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Chidi is a socially awkward professor whose desire to be as ethical as possible causes him crippling anxiety, and Michael's enthusiasm for humanity and his accomplishments can also push him into this - just look at his glee over his first solo project in the first episode. [[spoiler:This appears to be Michael's real personality even with TheReveal that he was EvilAllAlong; he remains nerdy in the second season, when his demonic nature is known, he's outright charmed when he's given a bunch of tat with which to enact human experiences like losing his car keys.]]

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* Despite generally being rather reserved and stoic, not to mention a BadassBookworm, Series/HoratioHornblower. has his moments in Series One. Particularly in "The Duchess and the Devil" when he attends a high-society dinner party and appears out of his social depth, or really any time he's around the Duchess and doesn't know how to take her flirting and attempts to teach him "conversation".

%% * ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'': Alain is an ArrogantKungFuGuy who is hilariously unprepared for encounters with human culture. His first reaction to takoyaki is the prime example as not only is eating an alien concept to him, eating something that vaguely looks like an [[TransformationTrinket Eyecon]] is unthinkable.
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%%* [[AsianAndNerdy Grant Imahara]] and Adam Savage of the ''Series/MythBusters''. [[TheKlutz Tory Belleci]] too, more for being clumsy and kind of doofy at times, rather than nerdy or awkward.
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%%* Jim, Pam, Andy, Erin and Holly from ''Series/TheOfficeUS''.

%%* Dr. Sam Beckett from ''Series/QuantumLeap''.

* From ''Series/TheSarahSilvermanProgram'', Laura Silverman's portrayal of herself. Nice to the point of being a little awkward, infinitely patient with her near-psychopathic sister, seems to live to help others (mostly her sister, but she's also an RN).

* Ichabod from ''Series/SleepyHollow''. He's ridiculously educated and impossibly courteous and formal, even to Yolanda from [[BrandX Northstar]] customer support, to the point that he feels obligated to thank her for her assistance by entertaining her with a story that makes her cry.
%%* Ed from ''Series/SLiDE'' is a classic example.

* Cousin Greg on ''Series/{{Succession}}'' is goofy and good-natured, and often wins people over due to his naiveté and odd demeanor.

** Cody Martin is endearingly dorky and awkward, as well as incredibly sweet and sensitive, so he naturally qualifies...until the second season of the sequel series, wherein he TookALevelInJerkass.

%%* John Burns, a nerdy college student who appeared in the first season of ''Series/{{Taxi}}''.
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* Creator/PeterCapaldi, a.k.a. Malcolm Tucker of ''Series/TheThickOfIt''. Listen to the commentaries, realize he's a huge geek with knobby knees, and your head asplode. It asplode even more when you learn that Malcolm Tucker's GirlyRun [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/peter-capaldi,30792/ isn't an act]].
%% * Joey Luthman has, since childhood, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yihrsj5FVNI made a successful career out of playing this trope]].

* Hannah from ''Series/ToddAndTheBookOfPureEvil'' is actually quite cute despite being socially awkward and a huge science nerd. Plus, she's a redhead.

* Alan in ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', specially in earlier seasons: While still "mourning" over his divorce, he often gets pretty much excited if something interesting happens.
* ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'': [[spoiler: Stinger]] is usually stoic badass bordering on ComicallySerious. End of Space 21 has him apologize for his RoaringRampageOfRevenge, which is an immensely awkward scene as he fumbles through it in stark contrast to his usual confident behavior. Also, it reveals he created plushies of the team to cheer up a friend he acknowledged only [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold recently]]. Others even note that he has a [[UsedToBeASweetChild cute side]].
%%* Henry from ''Series/UglyBetty''.

%%* Rita in ''Series/{{Velvet}}''.
* Queen Victoria in ''Series/{{Victoria}}''. On numerous occasions she acts basically like a 19th century equivalent of a nerd. She's unable to grasp euphemisms for a woman still being a virgin, much to the amusement of those around her. Then there are her repeated attempts at visiting people incognito which fool no one (and is repeated enough to qualify as a running joke). She seeks out advice on contraception, only to be given an old wive's tale involving jumping up and down ten times. The visual of her doing so became one of the show's major promotional images.

%%* Chase's defining attraction point in ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}''.

* Gary Bell of ''Series/{{Alphas}}'', played by Ryan Cartwright. Sweet, cute smile, though not exactly nerdy, but he does have a [[TechnoWizard computer-related superpower]] and [[CharacterTic unusual mannerisms]] and is socially awkward. A lot of his behaviour is explained by being Autistic, though. Even the other characters consider him TheWoobie of the group, though he is starting to outgrow that role and become more independent. ([[RunningGag They still won't let him drive, though.]])

%%* From ''Series/TheAmazingRace'':

* Felicity in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. She's a computer whiz and brilliant in general, but has a tendency to turn into a MotorMouth when she's nervous. And generally when around Oliver, she's prone to an awful lot of [[AccidentalInnuendo accidental innuendo]].
* Murdock from ''Series/TheATeam'' falls into this, mostly when he's trying out a new persona. For instance, in a Season 2 episode where the A-Team protects a cab company from being taken over by dangerous rivals, Murdock becomes a superhero called Captain Cab and even makes a cloth mask and cape for himself, all while talking to his sock puppet, Socky. Face is terribly embarrassed by his antics and B. A. wants to murder him (more so than usual), but the way Murdock goes about it is just so darn ''cute!''

* Billy, from ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', whose attempts to talk to women all seem to involve bumbling attempts at compliments.

** Leonard Hofstadter. He's too geeky for words, and not too great with social interaction, but he ''tries'', and it's adorable. He has a hard time to find a girlfriend, but there are some women seriously interested in him. Notably Dr Stephanie, Raj's sister Priya, a cute chick he met in a comic book store, and Sheldon's assistant. His big love Penny has moments when she definitely finds him irresistibly adorkable.
** Howard's girlfriend [[spoiler: and later wife]] Bernadette. She's a petite and cute woman, and her squeaky voice is adorably weird. We see on-screen her ex who is a dashing man, and Howard's friend develops a crush on her because she's always so nice to him. Just don't [[BewareTheNiceOnes make her mad]] or upset Howard in front of her.

** Doctor Sweets. He's a cute, young genius who goes "squee" at dead bodies.

* Detective Amy Santiago from ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' is both an incredibly cute woman and an incredibly dorky one. Just witness her various attempts to impress, compliment or generally suck up to her superior officer, Captain Holt, all of which generally end with her blurting out complete nonsense, cracking jokes which completely fall flat, falling victim to ThatCameOutWrong, or just generally making herself look goofy. The rare occasions she ''does'' manage to impress Holt generally result in her punching the air or a doing very gleeful but also very physically uncoordinated happy dance, and her typical reaction to receiving a compliment is to giggle like a five-year-old. She furnishes her home in a way that makes people think she lives with her grandmother, has very dorky interests such as stationery and organising, and gets giddy whenever anyone refers to her as a TeachersPet. And the less said about [[ItMakesSenseInContext her impression of a vulture]], the better.

* Durkin, from ''Series/TheCallOfWarr''. He's a kind, sweet, and awkwardly dorky fellow, who doesn't really fit-in with the other soldiers. In-universe, this attitude certainly works on the girls, who take a quick liking to him, despite Mabel not even trusting soldiers as a general rule. It even works on Prince, who calls him "sweet", "funny", "handsome", etc.
* With her oversized glasses, genuine sweetness, and bright smiles, Sister Bernadette of ''Series/CallTheMidwife'' definitely fits.

* Sage, Lance's girlfriend in ''Series/DarkOracle''. She's a little odd-looking, and a total weirdo, bordering at times on CloudCuckoolander. And she's just so cute doing it.

** Wesley hit this note during Season 10 as ''The three Tennors''. Attempting to be cool but overall missing the mark by miles. Yet he tried so hard, and his trying earns him this trope.

* Benton Fraser from ''Series/DueSouth'' gets much of his charm from this. While he is conventionally handsome and quite capable of going into ActionHero mode when required, his sheer earnestness, quirkiness, and lack of familiarity with the conventions of American big-city life are important defining features of his character.

* [[StereotypicalNerd Steve]] [[BlackAndNerdy Urkel]] from ''Series/FamilyMatters'' is the ultimate nerd with his glasses, suspenders, laugh and high-pitched voice. He's extremely awkward and clumsy, and quite annoying, but you can't help but sympathize with him because of his good heart, determination and undying love for Laura.

* Monroe of ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' qualifies, especially when dealing with his attraction to Rosalee. Sure, he's also a BadassBookworm, but that doesn't make him any less Adorkable.
%%* Lilly Truscott in ''Series/HannahMontana'', especially in the earlier "skater girl" years.

* Max Bergman from ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' is normally pretty stiff, but will geek out over ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and is one part awkward, one part incredibly sweet when interacting with [[LoveInterest Sabrina]]. When the team dresses up in formal wear, his suits are always a little kitsch; tie-die bowties or extremely ruffled cravats are apparently in style somewhere in his head. He's played by Creator/MasiOka.

%%* Freddie Benson from ''Series/{{iCarly}}''.
* Ravi from ''Series/IZombie'' is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99B36f4ulKc positively gleeful]] to discover that he's working with a zombie, and spends most of his time between fanboying over Liv's abilities, making completely inappropriate and goofy remarks at crime scenes, playing video games, and searching for a cure to zombie-ism. All while being British, snarky, and wearing lots of knit sweaters.

* While Sportacus from ''Series/LazyTown'' is conventionally attractive, well-muscled and very fitness-oriented, many fans still consider him adorkable due to his constant optimism, boyish over-excitement, hopeless naiveté and awkward English. His baby-blue eyes and cheesy grin only help the matter.
%% * ''Series/JeevesAndWooster'': Bertie Wooster may be an UpperClassTwit but he's completely sweet-natured. Being played by Hugh Laurie doesn't hurt.

* ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'': Sougo Tokiwa is a cheerful CloudcuckooLander with (seemingly) silly GoalInLife - to become a king. He is also unfailingly polite NiceGuy, who tries to befriend even the people who he should rather keep away from.

* Yousef from ''Series/LittleMosqueOnThePrairie'' is tall, handsome, and muscular. However, he becomes adorkable due to his gentleness and good-natured willingness to please everyone.
%%* ''Series/{{Lost}}'''s Daniel Faraday.
%%* Malcolm from ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''.
%% * ''{{Series/MASH}}'':
%% ** Radar uses BuffySpeak, knows things before they'll happen, and is the only one in camp who understands the paperwork.

* ''Series/{{Matlock}}''

* Merlin and Guinevere from ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}''. Put them in a scene together and the cuteness levels are off the charts. Merlin is humorous, light hearted, quirky and intelligent. Not to mention that he is also very clumsy, which also adds to his adorkable factor. That, and he has adorably large ears and blue eyes.
* Doctor Lieberman on ''Series/MondayMornings'' is an attractive doctor, though not a total HospitalHottie as most of them. When Dr. Sydney Napur "makes" him invite her for a date, she and her friend Dr. Tina Ridgeway discuss whether he's dorky or not.
-->'''Sydney:''' He's not too dorky, is he?
-->'''Tina:''' Nah. He's dorky enough.
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Mike in ''Series/TheMonkees'' playing a folk song on a TV [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDgF-A_kGVg talent show competition]].
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Peter is adorkable.
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * ''{{Series/Mortified}}'': Hector.
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * ''Series/MrYoung'':
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Adam Young
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Sometimes Echo
* Every member of ''Series/TheMunsters'' to some degree, as they're all hopelessly naive about how scary they are (or in Marilyn's case, how scary her family can be), but they're incredibly friendly and eager to make friends with their neighbors. This is especially true for patriarch Herman, who enjoys cartoons, befriends children, and accidentally breaks things all the time but has a very sweet nature.
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Kermit the Frog and Scooter of ''Series/TheMuppets2015''. Also, [[ButtMonkey Beaker]].

%%* Ethan and Rory from ''Series/MyBabysittersAVampire''.

%% * [[AsianAndNerdy Grant Imahara]] and Adam Savage of the ''Series/MythBusters''. [[TheKlutz Tory Belleci]] too, more for being clumsy and kind of doofy at times, rather than nerdy or awkward.

* Simon "Cookie" Cooke from ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' is the graphic description of "BlackAndNerdy": Socially awkward, clumsy and easygoing.
* Katie Andrews from ''Series/NoOrdinaryFamily''. She's 30-year-old virgin and brilliant lab assistant who is socially awkward and overly yet adorably knowledgeable about superheroes.
* Jess, Creator/ZooeyDeschanel's title character in ''Series/NewGirl''. She's even [[http://twitpic.com/67y8zq branded as such]] in promotional material for the show. She's clumsy, keeps singing and humming, dances chicken dance and she wears funny fake teeth. She's a NiceGirl and a teacher.

* In ''Series/NightAndDay'', Tom Brake, for the most part. Introduced to viewers by his cousin Jane with the line: "Still a virgin, Tom?", he's a sweet, sensitive boy who fits many of the traditional geeky stereotypes - social awkwardness, academic brightness, braces, and a camcorder perpetually glued to his palm. Subverted in later in the series once he loses his virginity, and turns into a bit of a player.
* Crime-fighting mathematician Charlie Eppes of ''{{Series/Numb3rs}}'' who is a springy-haired, mild-eyed AbsentMindedProfessor; perceptive, savvy, and just naive enough to be a master of Adorkable.
* Felix Unger in ''Series/TheOddCouple1970'' is usually seen as a lunatic (especially by Oscar) because of his {{Neat Freak}}ness and [[NoIndoorVoice constant]] [[LargeHam hamminess]], however his good heart and child-like enthusiasm win over any annoyance he causes.
%% ** Myrna might also count as one, with her laugh and her disposition to be a good secretary to Oscar.

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': Killian. In his days in the navy, though he has his moments when he doesn't understand modern references or technology. His dorky reaction to learning secondhand that Emma refers to him and her as "together". It's even more profound in [[spoiler: "Operation Mongoose", where he's essentially his pre-pirate self, awkward nervousness and all]].
%% ** Sheriff Graham, between his constant ties and vests and inability to impress Emma with his jokes.

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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks''

* Lindsay Dole from ''Series/ThePractice'', particularly in the early seasons. She's cute, incredibly smart and eager to tackle the world of law.
%%* Conner Temple from ''Series/{{Primeval}}''.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** Several [[TheNthDoctor incarnations]] of the Doctor:
*** [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourthDoctor The Fourth Doctor]] (Creator/TomBaker) is an enormous ManChild, and still the most childish Doctor so far. He ''does'' have social skills when he has to, but doesn't seem to see the point of bothering with them most of the time, and a lot of his cuteness comes from him having the wrong emotional reaction to things and his ''extreme'', giddy NightmareFetishist behaviour. WordOfGod holds that he was played like an especially loopy nine-year-old, so his {{Character Tic}}s in particular are very, very cute.
*** [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor The Eighth Doctor]] (Creator/PaulMcGann). He's often childish, easily excited, even more than Ten, and somewhat lacking in social skills to begin with. As if that wasn't enough, in the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'', it turns out he's interested in all kinds of geeky things (Franchise/{{Transformers}}, model trains, tractors, comic books, etc.), he occasionally has NoSocialSkills whatsoever (he asks one of his companions what makes something a date), and he's a bit of a {{Malaproper}} too, as seen here when he's rather adorably upset about his companions habitually sending him out of the TARDIS alone to make sure it's safe. [[spoiler:Makes this [[TearJerker kind of sad]] when you find out that he was the Doctor who [[NightmareFuel/DoctorWho first experienced the Time War]].]]
---->''They send me out first to see what it’s like, like a sheep down a poisoned treacle well! Or whatever it is they send sheep into...''
*** [[Characters/DoctorWhoTenthDoctor Ten]] (Creator/DavidTennant), he of the Brainy Specs (which he borrowed from [[Creator/PeterDavison Five]]). Ten is both one of the most woobie-ish Doctors and prone to get excited. His {{Adorkable}} reaches maximum levels when he's a human schoolteacher in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature "Human Nature"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood "The Family of Blood"]], wondering where all those odd Time Lord memories come from.
*** [[Characters/DoctorWhoEleventhDoctor Eleven]] (Creator/MattSmith), aka "bowties are cool!" He acts a bit like an [[CloudCuckoolander eccentric]] English professor in the body of a baby-faced twentysomething. Matt Smith has stated that he based the adorkable factor of his Doctor off of his favourite Doctor, Creator/PatrickTroughton's Two.
*** [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor Twelve]] (Creator/PeterCapaldi), while appearing more gruff and stand-offish, often hits this note as well. He fits the AbsentmindedProfessor even better than Eleven, as he has absolutely zero social skills, which often leads to awkward situations when he attempts to be social. He also HatesBeingTouched, which often leads to very uncomfortable hugging whenever he's around [[CuddleBug Clara]]. His outfit — while more coordinated than other Doctors — is odd as well.
---->'''Twelve:''' I was hoping for minimalism... but I think I came out with magician.
*** [[Characters/DoctorWhoThirteenthDoctor Thirteen]] (Creator/JodieWhittaker) also fits this trope. Her very first scene has her breaking into a huge smile upon seeing her new face and going "Oh, brilliant!" She's goofy, highly energetic, intensely curious, and talks a mile a minute. She's also exceedingly friendly; for instance, she declares that Yaz is her friend about two minutes after meeting her, and in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E2TheGhostMonument "The Ghost Monument"]], she introduces Yaz, Graham, and Ryan as her "new best friends" despite having only met them a few days ago. Her colourful outfit also looks like she raided the wardrobe of a 1980s British kids' show. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E7Kerblam "Kerblam!"]], she reacts to the appearance of a Kerblam! delivery robot by jumping up and down and yelling like an overexcited child.
** Several of the Doctor's companions also showcase this kind of characterisation.
*** Eight's companion Fitz, who's gawky, scruffy, clumsy, and surprisingly bookish. He often lives in his own little world, and despite all his attempts to seem mysterious and dangerous is really just a NiceGuy. Fitz's rather epic crush on the Doctor makes their interaction even cuter.
*** Rory Williams, before he becomes an epic-level badass, is very much Adorkable. Especially when he tried to fight off a vampire with a ''broomstick'' [[spoiler:...while making ''lightsaber noises'']].
*** Clara Oswald oscillates between being a brave, smart, perky, oft-cheeky snarker and a socially awkward, cute girly goofball with a sensitive heart, PuppyDogEyes and bookish affinity for daydreaming. Even when she shows badassery or major competence, it's often either [[PluckyComicRelief hilariously subverted in some way]] or [[BadassAdorable shown in an endearing light]].
** Even the Doctor's ArchEnemy, the Master, has dipped into this trope from time to time, especially when he on two occasions is shown to genuinely enjoy watching TV shows for children, namely ''WesternAnimation/TheClangers'' and ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}''.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E10LoveAndMonsters "Love & Monsters"]] is a LowerDeckEpisode about the members of LINDA, an InUniverse Doctor fan club. All of them are endearing and awkward, such as Bliss the odd-duck artist singing a song with Ursula, and middle-aged Mr. Skinner, who reads excerpts of the novel he's writing.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia "Utopia"]]: Chantho, the InsectoidAlien assistant of Professor Yana, is a cheerful, bubbly type with an unrequited crush on her boss. Particularly adorable is when she explains to Martha the [[PardonMyKlingon reasons]] behind her VerbalTic, leading to them both cracking up.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]]: UNIT scientist Malcolm Taylor is a huge {{fanboy}} of the Doctor who is unbelievably excited to be working with his hero. He also named a unit of measurement after himself.

%%* Det. Kevin Ryan from ''Series/{{Castle}}''.

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'':
** Imogen, post LadyMacbeth plot, is an odd and eccentric thing, whose far too whimsical and energetic. Saying things like 'For Realzies' and 'I must be dreaming, somebody pinch me!' with complete earnest.

* [[ExtravertedNerd Steve]] [[BlackAndNerdy Urkel]] from ''Series/FamilyMatters'' is the ultimate nerd with his glasses, suspenders, laugh and high-pitched voice. He's extremely awkward and clumsy, and quite annoying, but you can't help but sympathize with him because of his good heart, determination and undying love for Laura.

%% * ''Series/MurderSheWrote'': Jessica Fletcher is often considered to be too naive to be a detective (she can't even drive), yet she single-handedly manages to solve crimes a whole group of professionals cannot do.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Kermit the Frog and Scooter of ''Series/TheMuppets''. Also, [[ButtMonkey Beaker]].

%%* ''Series/BeingHuman'':

%%** There's Josh from the US version.

* ''[[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl]]'': Kara is acknowledged to be adorkable in universe by Cat Grant. She giggles and adjusts her glasses every time she gets nervous, and gets excited about things as simple as takeout and TV with her sister.

* ''Series/TeenWolf'': In a sea of stoic, badass supernatural creatures [[{{MuggleBestFriend}} Stiles Stilinski]] is an nerdy, hyperactive blabbermouth, geeks out about werewolf mythology, is hopelessly awkward with girls and has a tendency to fall over his own limbs at the slightest provocation. There's also a RunningGag of his frustration at everyone else's lack of Star Wars knowledge and he's declared himself both [[{{TheHero}} Scott's]] [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] and [[{{BatmanAndRobin}} Robin]].

** Mac Taylor, handsome head of the Crime Lab, who's a Ronald Reagan FanBoy, has an odd collection of things in his apartment (everything from antique machinery to a Joe Namath-autographed football), has EncyclopaedicKnowledge of many subjects, seems serious most of the time but has a really nice smile when he chooses to share it with anyone. Over the course of the series had 2 serious girlfriends, but a number other women fell for him as well, including Inspector Quinn, a roller-derby chick named Polly, and StalkerWithACrush Ella [=McBride=].

** Molly; she's quiet, sweet, has a crush on Sherlock, and he hardly notices it. She even looks adorable [[DidYouThinkICantFeel while calling him out on his rude behavior]], and while slapping him in the face 3 times and calling him out on his [[WhatAnIdiot stupidity for doing drugs.]]

* ''Series/TeenWolf'': In a sea of stoic, badass supernatural creatures [[{{MuggleBestFriend}} Stiles Stilinski]] is an nerdy, hyperactive blabbermouth, geeks out about werewolf mythology, is hopelessly awkward with girls and has a tendency to fall over his own limbs at the slightest provocation. There's also a RunningGag of his frustration at everyone else's lack of Star Wars knowledge and he's declared himself both [[{{TheHero}} Scott's]] [[{{StarWars}} Yoda]] and [[{{BatmanAndRobin}} Robin]].